SOLUTION: A music concert charges $25 for an adult and $15 for a child. A group of adults and children attended the concert and paid a total of $190. If there were two more children than adu

SOLUTION: A music concert charges $25 for an adult and $15 for a child. A group of adults and children attended the concert and paid a total of $190. If there were two more children than adu

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Question 997156: A music concert charges $25 for an adult and $15 for a child. A group of adults and children attended the concert and paid a total of $190. If there were two more children than adults, how many children and adults were in the group?
Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x=children
y=adults
x-2=y
15x+25y=190
15x+25(x-2)=190
15x+25x-50=190
40x=240
x-6 children
y=4 adults
Children paid 15*6=$90
Adults paid 25*4=$100
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